To sort or not to sort incoming pallets — that is the question pallet recyclers ask themselves every day. Sorting can increase your production and make your operation more efficient. In short, it can make you more...

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      While people outside the pallet and lumber industry erroneously suspect that giant corporate conglomerates control every niche of domestic production, the reality is that the majority of these companies are entirely family owned and operated. All too...

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SUMMERSVILLE, Missouri — Sam Baker has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of machinery and equipment for the pallet and sawmill industry. Since starting his machinery company 10 years ago, Samuel Kent Baker Inc. has become a leading manufacturer...

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Sorbothane System Reduces Vibration Sorbothane Inc., an Ohio-based company, has developed components for a new pallet system that reduce vibration and impact damage to high value cargo in over-the-road and air transportation. Sorbothane is an energy-absorbing proprietary material that has...

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Bennion Elected President of WPA Members of the Western Pallet Association recently elected Kelly Bennion to lead the regional pallet trade group in 2006. Kelly, who was elected president at the WPA annual meeting in January, is an owner of...

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Hardwood Pallet Market What a difference a few months can make in the world of low-grade hardwood availability. Raw material availability generally has improved in most areas east of the Rockies. Supplies certainly were not overwhelming, but many companies have...

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Some moments are just hard to forget. I recently experienced one of those times as I sped through the snow in Northern Quebec on a snowmobile. I was joined with other people in the pallet industry who were on a...

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Two educational opportunities related to the use of small trees in the forest products industry will be held in the days immediately preceding the East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Exposition, also known as the Richmond Expo. All three events...

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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The Western Pallet Association enjoyed stable growth in 2005. The association added 11 new members for its recent annual meeting. With six members who did not renew, the organization experienced a net growth of five new...

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When it comes to figuring out what a pallet company is worth, the answer is more complicated than a simple multiplier of sales or profits — or the amount a competitor sold for last year. The time to think about...

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